Peggy Shaw (1905–1990) was an American
film actress of the
silent era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
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[Solomon p. 276] Prior to her film career she had appeared in the shows of
Florenz Ziegfeld
Florenz Edward Ziegfeld Jr. (; March 21, 1867 – July 22, 1932) was an American Broadway impresario, notable for his series of theatrical revues, the ''Ziegfeld Follies'' (1907–1931), inspired by the ''Folies Bergère'' of Paris. He also p ...
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Selected filmography
* ''
A Stage Romance'' (1922)
* ''
Who Are My Parents?
''Who Are My Parents?'' (also known as ''A Little Child Shall Lead Them'') is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring L. Rogers Lytton, Peggy Shaw, Florence Billings, Ernest Hilliard, and Robert Agnew. The ...
'' (1922)
* ''
My Friend the Devil
''My Friend the Devil'' is a lost 1922 silent film romantic drama directed by Harry Millarde. It starred stage actor Charles Richman and was produced and distributed by Fox Film.
Cast
* Charles Richman as George Dryden
*Ben Grauer as George ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The Custard Cup'' (1923)
* ''
Skid Proof'' (1923)
* ''
Does It Pay?
''Does It Pay?'' is a lost 1923 American silent society drama film directed by Charles Horan and starring Hope Hampton. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation.
Cast
*Hope Hampton as Doris Clark
*Robert T. Haines as John Weston ...
'' (1923)
* ''
The Grail'' (1923)
* ''
The Plunderer'' (1924)
* ''
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
''In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, released through Associated First National Pictures, and directed by Alfred E. Green.
A sequel of sorts, the Jewish ethnic comedy ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Winner Take All'' (1924)
* ''
Gold Heels'' (1924)
* ''
The Fighting Demon
''The Fighting Demon'' is a 1925 American silent melodrama film. Directed by Arthur Rosson, the film stars Richard Talmadge, Lorraine Eason, and Dick Sutherland
Dick Sutherland (born Archibald Thomas Johnson, December 23, 1881 – Feb ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Subway Sadie'' (1926)
* ''
Hoof Marks'' (1927)
* ''
His Rise to Fame
''His Rise to Fame'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Bernard McEveety and starring George Walsh, Peggy Shaw and Bradley Barker.Munden p.355 A drifter meets a dancer in a cabaret and reforms his life, becoming a championship-win ...
'' (1927)
* ''
The Little Buckaroo'' (1928)
* ''
The Ballyhoo Buster
''The Ballyhoo Buster'' is a 1928 American silent Western film. Directed by Richard Thorpe, the film stars Jay Wilsey, Peggy Shaw, and Nancy Nash. It was released on January 8, 1928.
Plot
After selling cattle to two strangers, Bob Warner is l ...
'' (1928)
References
Bibliography
* Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011.
External links
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1905 births
1990 deaths
American film actresses
American silent film actresses
20th-century American actresses
Actresses from Pittsburgh
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